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Thursday, December 20, 2007

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 201758
SVRMOB
ALC023-025-099-129-201900-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0141.071220T1757Z-071220T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1157 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GROVE HILL...
EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 100 PM CST

* AT 1153 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF CHATOM TO 9 MILES EAST OF CHATOM TO
14 MILES EAST OF LEAKESVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WAGARVILLE...TOPTON...LEROY AND HAWTHORN BY 1205 PM CST...
SUNFLOWER...PRESTWICK...JACKSON AND CARSON BY 1210 PM CST...
WINN AND TOINETTE BY 1215 PM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3149 8739 3135 8760 3130 8777 3133 8780
3129 8779 3126 8791 3116 8841 3150 8819
3170 8833 3182 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 270DEG 35KT 3162 8815 3150 8806
3122 8829

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